Through the 2020 ?season, Nick Saban’s record as the head football coach at the…

Through the 2020 season, Nick Saban’s record as the head football coach at the University of Alabama was 170 wins and 23 losses. The $9.5 million salary the university paid him in 2021 was the highest received by any college sports coach, as well as the highest paid to any public employee in the country. Yet a column on sportingnews.com argued that he might still be a “bargain” for the university, despite the high salary.
Source: Billy Heyen, “Nick Saban’s salary & net worth: Here’s how much money the Alabama coach made in 2020,” sportingnews.com, January 11, 2021.
In what sense might a college football coach be a bargain for his university despite the university paying him high salary?
A. The total value of winning football games at Alabama is greater than the total value of winning football games at other universities.
B. If Saban’s marginal product is not greater than other successful football coaches, then Saban is not worth more.
C. Saban’s marginal product might not be greater than other successful football coaches, but Saban’s marginal revenue product is substantially higher because revenue generated from winning at Alabama is much greater.
D. Saban’s marginal revenue product might not be greater than other successful football coaches, but Saban’s marginal product is substantially higher because revenue generated from winning at Alabama is much greater.
E. Saban’s marginal product and his marginal revenue product must both be larger than other successful football coaches.